untowardnessn.

Brit.

/ʌntəˈwɔːdnəs/,

/ʌnˈtəʊədnəs/, U.S.

/ˌənˈtɔrdnəs/,

/ˌənˈt(ə)wɔrdnəs/

Etymology: un- prefix¹ 6.

a. Disinclination to be accommodating or pleasant; perversity, obstinacy.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > will > decision > obstinacy or stubbornness > [noun] > perverseness

frowardnessa1300

waywardnessc1384

wrawnessc1386

frowardship14..

perversity?a1425

frowardheadc1470

overthwartnessc1475

adversity1489

perversednessa1500

thrawnness1499

untowardnessa1525

protervitya1527

repugnancy1557

thrawardness1567

contrariousness1571

crookedness1576

thwartness1577

pervertness1581

peevishness1582

awkness1587

crabbedness1598

untowardliness1598

crossness1600

difficileness1612

contrariness1642

perverseness1644

cross-grainedness1652

wrong-headedness1740

pigheadedness1801

cussedness1852

orneriness1880

bloody-mindedness1910

difficultness1934

a1525 ( Coventry Leet Bk. (1908) II. 500 We fynde them therunto in no wyse towardly disposed,..which their vntowardnesse sowneth not to oure pleasure.

1538 King Henry VIII Let. to T. Wyatt 28 Nov. in T. Wyatt Wks. (1816) (modernized text) II. 501 Continuing our good mind and affection to join with him (his said untowardness and coldness in that behalf notwithstanding.)

1569 in R. Bolton Statutes Ireland (1621) 339 Which is occasioned by the sluggardy, idlenesse and vntowardnes of the Marchants.

1607 S. Hieron Abridgem. of Gospell in Wks. (1620) I. 129 Gods first work in them is..to remooue their naturall vntowardnesse, and to make their hearts more..pliable vnto good.

1658 R. Allestree Pract. Christian Graces; or, Whole Duty of Man v. §17. 120 Complain not of the hardness of the duty, but of the untowardness of thy own heart.

1723 tr. F. C. Weber Present State Russia I. 16 The Untowardness of these People made me astonished.

1765 C. Macaulay Hist. Eng. II. 232 Finding him not at so entire leisure to discipline their untowardness as in time of peace.

1873 P. G. Hamerton Intellect. Life ii. ii. 54 Our untowardness was a hopeful sign.

b. Const. to (esp. with infinitive).

ΘΚΠ

the mind > will > wish or inclination > unwillingness > [noun]

un-i-willa1225

unlustc1230

dangerc1290

loathnessa1300

thronessa1400

grudgingc1420

nilling?a1425

unlustiness?a1425

loathinessc1449

difficulty?c1450

grudge1477

sticking1525

scruple1526

unreadiness1526

sweerness1533

dangerousness1548

untowardnessa1555

envy1557

loathsomeness1560

retractation1563

stickling1589

indisposition1593

loathfulness1596

backwardness1597

unwillingness1597

reluctation1598

offwardness1600

undisposedness1600

hinka1614

reluctancy1621

reluctancea1628

renitence1640

nolencea1651

nolencya1651

indisposedness1651

shyness1651

nolition1653

costiveness1654

sullenness1659

scrupling1665

regret1667

queerness1687

stickiness1689

disinclination1695

uneasinessa1715

tarditude1794

disclination1812

inalacrity1813

grudgingness1820

tarrowing1832

reticence1863

grudgery1889

balkiness1894

safety first1913

a1555 H. Latimer Let. 15 July in J. Foxe Actes & Monuments (1563) 1352/1 So should I haue bene without this inwarde sorrow of my harte, to see suche vntowardnes of you bothe to godlines.

1557 Earl Westmorld. in Lodge Illustr. Brit. Hist. (1791) I. 287 I ame sory to see suche an untowardnes to serve in the Bushopriche men as ys now.

1579 J. Stubbs Discouerie Gaping Gulf sig. Ej^v If ther be..a generall vntowardnes to desire that state of lyfe.

†2. Lack of good progress or promise, esp. in respect of physical condition. Obsolete.

ΘΚΠ

the world > action or operation > failure or lack of success > [noun] > failure to progress

untowardness1538

backwardness1585

the world > health and disease > ill health > deformity > [noun] > imperfect development

untowardness1538

agenesis1827

stasimorphy1869

achondroplasia1888

undergrowth1891

infantilism1895

ateleiosis1902

1538 T. Audley in State Papers Henry VIII (1830) I. 588 Besechyng you to travayle therin [sc. the suit] and to advertise me..of the towardnes or ontowardnes therof.

1555 W. Waterman tr. J. Boemus Fardle of Facions ii. viii. 184 Yf thei spie vntowardnes in the infante, deformitie, or lacke of lymmes, [they] commaunde it to be slayne.

1601 P. Holland tr. Pliny Hist. World I. 359 Even in trees as well as in other living creatures, there is a certaine infelicitie, which may be well tearmed, A dwarfish untowardnesse.

†3. Lack of aptitude; awkwardness. Obsolete.

ΘΚΠ

the world > action or operation > ability > inability > unskilfulness > [noun] > inaptitude or awkwardness

unaptness1557

awkness1587

untowardness1598

inaptitude1620

unhandiness1706

inaptness1814

blunderheadedness1835

muffishness1849

muffism1854

dufferdom1856

dufferism1871

1598 J. Florio Worlde of Wordes Inettudine, vnaptnesse, vntowardnesse, grossenes.

1604 T. Wright Passions of Minde (new ed.) v. iii. 176 Some..eloquent [men],..for lack of action or rather vntowardnesse,..were accounted infants.

1622 F. Markham Five Decades Epist. of Warre v. ii. 168 There will be such disparity and untowardnesse in his actions, that all his labour will be to little or no purpose.

4. Unpropitiousness; adverseness.

ΘΚΠ

the world > action or operation > harm or detriment > disadvantage > [noun] > unfavourable character

contrariositya1340

badness1539

iniquity?c1550

naughtiness1550

thrawardness1567

perverseness1578

crossness1641

awkwardness1674

unhappiness1704

unpropitiousness1756

unfavourableness1765

untowardness1779

contrariousness1853

1779 W. Marshall Exper. & Observ. conc. Agric. & Weather 101 The untowardness of circumstances prevented any Experiment..from being made.

1803–5 W. Wordsworth Rob Roy's Grave 62 Through untowardness of fate..He came an age too late.

1847 A. Helps Friends in Council I. i. iii. 44 The untowardness of things present, the miseries of the past.

1871 J. Morley Vauvenargues in Crit. Misc. 7 His nature had such..quality that the perpetual untowardness of circumstances left no evil print upon him.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1926; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	untowardness
释义	untowardnessn. Brit. /ʌntəˈwɔːdnəs/, /ʌnˈtəʊədnəs/, U.S. /ˌənˈtɔrdnəs/, /ˌənˈt(ə)wɔrdnəs/ Etymology: un- prefix¹ 6. 1. a. Disinclination to be accommodating or pleasant; perversity, obstinacy. ΘΚΠ the mind > will > decision > obstinacy or stubbornness > [noun] > perverseness frowardnessa1300 waywardnessc1384 wrawnessc1386 frowardship14.. perversity?a1425 frowardheadc1470 overthwartnessc1475 adversity1489 perversednessa1500 thrawnness1499 untowardnessa1525 protervitya1527 repugnancy1557 thrawardness1567 contrariousness1571 crookedness1576 thwartness1577 pervertness1581 peevishness1582 awkness1587 crabbedness1598 untowardliness1598 crossness1600 difficileness1612 contrariness1642 perverseness1644 cross-grainedness1652 wrong-headedness1740 pigheadedness1801 cussedness1852 orneriness1880 bloody-mindedness1910 difficultness1934 a1525 ( Coventry Leet Bk. (1908) II. 500 We fynde them therunto in no wyse towardly disposed,..which their vntowardnesse sowneth not to oure pleasure. 1538 King Henry VIII Let. to T. Wyatt 28 Nov. in T. Wyatt Wks. (1816) (modernized text) II. 501 Continuing our good mind and affection to join with him (his said untowardness and coldness in that behalf notwithstanding.) 1569 in R. Bolton Statutes Ireland (1621) 339 Which is occasioned by the sluggardy, idlenesse and vntowardnes of the Marchants. 1607 S. Hieron Abridgem. of Gospell in Wks. (1620) I. 129 Gods first work in them is..to remooue their naturall vntowardnesse, and to make their hearts more..pliable vnto good. 1658 R. Allestree Pract. Christian Graces; or, Whole Duty of Man v. §17. 120 Complain not of the hardness of the duty, but of the untowardness of thy own heart. 1723 tr. F. C. Weber Present State Russia I. 16 The Untowardness of these People made me astonished. 1765 C. Macaulay Hist. Eng. II. 232 Finding him not at so entire leisure to discipline their untowardness as in time of peace. 1873 P. G. Hamerton Intellect. Life ii. ii. 54 Our untowardness was a hopeful sign. b. Const. to (esp. with infinitive). ΘΚΠ the mind > will > wish or inclination > unwillingness > [noun] un-i-willa1225 unlustc1230 dangerc1290 loathnessa1300 thronessa1400 grudgingc1420 nilling?a1425 unlustiness?a1425 loathinessc1449 difficulty?c1450 grudge1477 sticking1525 scruple1526 unreadiness1526 sweerness1533 dangerousness1548 untowardnessa1555 envy1557 loathsomeness1560 retractation1563 stickling1589 indisposition1593 loathfulness1596 backwardness1597 unwillingness1597 reluctation1598 offwardness1600 undisposedness1600 hinka1614 reluctancy1621 reluctancea1628 renitence1640 nolencea1651 nolencya1651 indisposedness1651 shyness1651 nolition1653 costiveness1654 sullenness1659 scrupling1665 regret1667 queerness1687 stickiness1689 disinclination1695 uneasinessa1715 tarditude1794 disclination1812 inalacrity1813 grudgingness1820 tarrowing1832 reticence1863 grudgery1889 balkiness1894 safety first1913 a1555 H. Latimer Let. 15 July in J. Foxe Actes & Monuments (1563) 1352/1 So should I haue bene without this inwarde sorrow of my harte, to see suche vntowardnes of you bothe to godlines. 1557 Earl Westmorld. in Lodge Illustr. Brit. Hist. (1791) I. 287 I ame sory to see suche an untowardnes to serve in the Bushopriche men as ys now. 1579 J. Stubbs Discouerie Gaping Gulf sig. Ej^v If ther be..a generall vntowardnes to desire that state of lyfe. †2. Lack of good progress or promise, esp. in respect of physical condition. Obsolete. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > failure or lack of success > [noun] > failure to progress untowardness1538 backwardness1585 the world > health and disease > ill health > deformity > [noun] > imperfect development untowardness1538 agenesis1827 stasimorphy1869 achondroplasia1888 undergrowth1891 infantilism1895 ateleiosis1902 1538 T. Audley in State Papers Henry VIII (1830) I. 588 Besechyng you to travayle therin [sc. the suit] and to advertise me..of the towardnes or ontowardnes therof. 1555 W. Waterman tr. J. Boemus Fardle of Facions ii. viii. 184 Yf thei spie vntowardnes in the infante, deformitie, or lacke of lymmes, [they] commaunde it to be slayne. 1601 P. Holland tr. Pliny Hist. World I. 359 Even in trees as well as in other living creatures, there is a certaine infelicitie, which may be well tearmed, A dwarfish untowardnesse. †3. Lack of aptitude; awkwardness. Obsolete. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > ability > inability > unskilfulness > [noun] > inaptitude or awkwardness unaptness1557 awkness1587 untowardness1598 inaptitude1620 unhandiness1706 inaptness1814 blunderheadedness1835 muffishness1849 muffism1854 dufferdom1856 dufferism1871 1598 J. Florio Worlde of Wordes Inettudine, vnaptnesse, vntowardnesse, grossenes. 1604 T. Wright Passions of Minde (new ed.) v. iii. 176 Some..eloquent [men],..for lack of action or rather vntowardnesse,..were accounted infants. 1622 F. Markham Five Decades Epist. of Warre v. ii. 168 There will be such disparity and untowardnesse in his actions, that all his labour will be to little or no purpose. 4. Unpropitiousness; adverseness. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > harm or detriment > disadvantage > [noun] > unfavourable character contrariositya1340 badness1539 iniquity?c1550 naughtiness1550 thrawardness1567 perverseness1578 crossness1641 awkwardness1674 unhappiness1704 unpropitiousness1756 unfavourableness1765 untowardness1779 contrariousness1853 1779 W. Marshall Exper. & Observ. conc. Agric. & Weather 101 The untowardness of circumstances prevented any Experiment..from being made. 1803–5 W. Wordsworth Rob Roy's Grave 62 Through untowardness of fate..He came an age too late. 1847 A. Helps Friends in Council I. i. iii. 44 The untowardness of things present, the miseries of the past. 1871 J. Morley Vauvenargues in Crit. Misc. 7 His nature had such..quality that the perpetual untowardness of circumstances left no evil print upon him. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1926; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < n.a1525
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